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History

1767

cavern discovered by Jonathan Carver.

1885

entrance closed by railroads.

1913

entrance rediscovered and the cave reopened.

Description

Carver's Cave is a huge cavern beneath Dayton's Bluff, which was
discovered by Jonathan Carver in 1767, hence the name.
It was known for very long to the local Dakota people, many Indian legends were
told about the cave.

Like many of the caves of the St. Paul area, it was used for several decades,
but then it was abandoned because of the growth of the city.
In this case the entrance was closed by new railroads.
But in contrary to the nearby Fountain Cave, this cave was rediscovered in 1913
and reopened.
There was a considerable ceremony, and the city planned to turn the area into a
park and the cave into a tourist attraction.
However, the plans were never realized.